Tip

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Method

Heat oven to 180C/
160C fan/gas 4. Mash feta
in a large mixing bowl, add
the ricotta and mash again
to thoroughly mix. Stir in
the spinach, spring onions,
Parmesan, egg, nutmeg
and plenty of seasoning
with half the breadcrumbs.

Brush a 20 x 30cm tin
with a little oil. Layer in half
the filo sheets, brushing
each with oil before adding
the next. Scatter remaining
breadcrumbs evenly over
the base. Spoon in the
ricotta filling and gently
spread, so as not to
dislodge the breadcrumbs.
Cover with remaining filo,
brushing with oil as you go,
then score into portions.
Bake for 35-40 mins until
golden and crisp. When
cool, freeze in individual
squares. Defrost overnight
in the fridge and eat cold,
or warm in a microwave.

Not as fiddly as I expected. Followed the recipes exactly and it worked perfectly. Went down a treat. Have frozen portions and re-heated in the microwave and happy with the results. Will make it again.

This recipe was a fiddly but well worth the effort! It was so delicious I used mascarpone cheese in place of the ricotta everyone loved it went down a treat adult's and children alike there was no leftovers to freeze!

I doubled the ingredients and also added an extra egg yolk and a cup of chopped dill. Also I sprinkled some bread crumbs on the base of the tin to soak up any excess liquid. You do need to salt & pepper it well.

didnt have feta or ricotta cheese.
instead used 15% creme fraiche, mozzarella , some goats cheese and topped up to required amount with yoghurt, used 2 eggs, a quarter of an ordinary onion very finely cut up as i didnt have spring onions either, really i just used up lots of ods en ends i had lurking in the fridge
a good handfull of mushrooms cut into chunks and rather more spinach than stated and not the baby variety either!
lots of pepper and herb salt
very good basic recipe, asking to be adapted
result was fantastic, will so make again as i love spinach

Didnt have ricotta so used cream cheese, only had one pack of feta, added sliced mushrooms to the mix, blitzed onions, garlic and ginger prior to adding other ingredients and left to cool slightly before cutting and it was awesom! sometimes you dont need to folow the recipe to the letter, just get the general idea and then elaborate on it yourself. Someone else has mentioned seasoning, this dish definitely needs it, spinach can be really bland without a decent sprinkle of salt. I also added some grated parmesan on top of the pastry as a final touch. Just about to eat cold with soup for our lunch now, cut into mini squares - lovely and will definitely make again.

Didnt have ricotta so used cream cheese, only had one pack of feta, added sliced mushrooms to the mix, blitzed onions, garlic and ginger prior to adding other ingredients and left to cool slightly before cutting and it was awesom! sometimes you dont need to folow the recipe to the letter, just get the general idea and then elaborate on it yourself. Someone else has mentioned seasoning, this dish definitely needs it, spinach can be really bland without a decent sprinkle of salt. I also added some grated parmesan on top of the pastry as a final touch. Just about to eat cold with soup for our lunch now, cut into mini squares - lovely and will definitely make again.

Couldn't get enough! I added more layers of filo to make the pastry thicker which made it easier to serve and eat. Made it for a girly dinner party as there was a veggie with us but everyone loved it more than the meat options! Really lovely.

Didn't have enough ricotta so used half ricotta and half half fat creme fraiche and even my spinach phobic other half liked it and said will eat again. Just as well as made plenty and have frozen enough for another 2 meals for 2of us.

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